title: Nursing diagnoses among kidney transplant recipients: evidence from clinical practice.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Identify the nursing diagnoses applied to kidney transplant recipients at a Brazilian hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study with a study sample of 165 patients who underwent transplant from January 2007 through January 2009.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Six nursing diagnoses were most prevalent among kidney transplant recipients in the postoperative period: risk for infection, impaired urinary elimination, ineffective protection, bathing self-care deficit, impaired tissue integrity, and acute pain.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Provide information on the priority health needs of these patients and reinforced the importance of the proper development of the nursing care plan.
authors.affiliation: Integrated Multidisciplinary Residency Program, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: Stephani Amanda Lukasewicz
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Isabel Cristina
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Echer
authors.forename: Amália de Fátima
authors.initials: Ade F
authors.lastname: Lucena
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis
keywords: Kidney transplant; nursing care; nursing diagnosis